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Engineering Technician - Systems - ILS
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Job Title: Engineering Technician - Systems – ILS
Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak – Fully On-Site
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £36,500
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Job Description:
As an Engineering Technician, you will provide support to the RECODE (Real Time Combat Systems Open Data Enablers) Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) Team who are responsible for the provision of services to the Royal Navy’s In-Service Platforms. You will be responsible for the daily movement of hardware, both internally and externally, maintaining asset management records both of stores and in-service platforms. There will be exposure to working on-board ships to assist with platform installations, de-stores and to complete equipment audits.
Core duties:
- You will carry out daily collation and movement of hardware alongside supporting deliveries to the customer
- You will use the Asset Management System ensuring accurate records are kept
- You will generate paperwork and organising equipment deliveries to stores and platforms, including classified items
- You will support hardware disposals of excess and Beyond Economic Repair stock
- You will assist with stores organisation and conducting stock audits across sites, including validation of rigs
- You will support Build State Record verification audits on platforms, ensuring system definitions are complete
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Essential Skills:
- You will have good IT skills - MS Office including Word, Excel
- You will have experience or knowledge in a Stores environment – shown by self-motivated and conscientious with an attention to detail with record keeping
- You will have customer facing experience – this will be demonstrated by your flexibility and ability to meet customer expectations, often at short notice
The RECODE ILS Team:
The RECODE (Real Time Combat Systems Open Data Enablers) team are responsible for maintaining high levels of combat system equipment availability across multiple deployed platform classes, including the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers and Type 45 Destroyers. This is a dynamic and fast-paced environment, critical in providing in-service support to operational platforms.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
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A place where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 15th September 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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